Untoter
[ˈʊnˌtoːtɐ]
The verdict
“Untoter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Die Leiche eines Menschen, die meist in Mythen und Sagen wegen hexischer Zauberei wiederauferstanden ist und bösen Zwecken dient; wiederbelebter Toter
Corpus desk
Index DE-untoter · Untoter · German
Untoter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Untoter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʊnˌtoːtɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Untoter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Untoter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊnˌtoːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Die Leiche eines Menschen, die meist in Mythen und Sagen wegen hexischer Zauberei wiederauferstanden ist und bösen Zwecken dient; wiederbelebter Toter".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Untoter in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Untoter, spelled U-N-T-O-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Die Leiche eines Menschen, die meist in Mythen und Sagen wegen hexischer Zauberei wiederauferstanden ist und bösen Zwecken dient; wiederbelebter Toter
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Untoter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Untoten schwärmten aus den Grüften heraus und begaben sich in die Nähe der Dörfer.
Weil weit und breit niemand in Sicht ist, der dem organisierten Liberalismus in Deutschland ein Profil verschaffen könnte, muss Angela Merkel mit politisch Untoten regieren. Außenpolitik, Wirtschaft, Justiz oder Gesundheit sind aber viel zu wichtig, um sie Zombies ohne Kompass zu überlassen.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.